Denver celebration leads to 11 shot

[NYShoreGuy]

11 people shot downtown after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals

Denver Police are investigating multiple shootings that sent 11 people to the hospital after thousands flocked downtown in celebration of the Denver Nuggets’ historic NBA Finals win.

kdvr.com

 

[Piratz]

Crazy. Our society is nuts.

 

[hallgrad80]

Crazy. Our society is nuts.

And no one seems surprised anymore as it becomes more commonplace.

 

[Halldan1]

Ten injured in mass shooting as Nuggets fans pack streets to celebrate first NBA championship

Ten people were wounded in a mass shooting in Denver early Tuesday as thousands packed the streets to celebrate the Nuggets’ first NBA Championship win.

nypost.com

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Ten injured in mass shooting as Nuggets fans pack streets to celebrate first NBA championship​

By Lee Brown

Ten people were wounded in a mass shooting in Denver early Tuesday as thousands packed the streets to celebrate the Nuggets’ first NBA Championship win.

At least three of those hit were in critical condition, cops said, with the suspected shooter among seven others who sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

The gunshots rang out at about 12:30 a.m. — about 3 1/2 hours after the game — as celebratory throngs packed downtown.

Cops said the shooting was in an area where a lot of people might have come out of bars after the game.

“As far as what led up to this altercation that resulted in the shots being fired, that’s still under investigation at this time,” police spokesperson Doug Schepman said.

“It did occur in the area where we had [the] largest gathering of folks celebrating during the night.”

Police tweeted that nine “gunshot victims have been identified … plus a suspect who also sustained a gunshot wound. “

“This is a complex, ongoing investigation in its early stages,” the department tweeted in an update.

“Preliminary info indicates multiple shots were fired during an altercation involving several individuals.”

With Post wires

 

[SHUisNJsTeam]

What the hell is wrong with people!? I guess since Disney World is now basically unaffordable to the average person, the answer to the question ’Your team just won the championship, what are you going to do next?’ is now being answered by either destroying the property of others or randomly shooting people. Sad.

 

[buckfoston824]

Was downtown celebrating in the middle of the crowd where this happened. Once fireworks started exploding in people’s faces we headed home. Glad we avoided this

 

[Section112]

Was downtown celebrating in the middle of the crowd where this happened. Once fireworks started exploding in people’s faces we headed home. Glad we avoided this

Glad you are OK. The plight of the US cities ugh. Denver used to be safe downtown but not any more.

 

[mga pirate]

Where's the boo boo meme

 

[SHUSA]

thought denver was just full of stoners.

 

[TrueBlue1989]

Glad you are OK. The plight of the US cities ugh. Denver used to be safe downtown but not any more.

US major cities are disasters. San Fran used to be a beautiful city.

 

[HALL85]

thought denver was just full of stoners.

Stoners with guns….not a good combination

https://www.axios.com/2023/06/13/denver-overnight-shooting-nuggets-game-drug-related

 

[SHUSA]

Stoners with guns….not a good combination

https://www.axios.com/2023/06/13/denver-overnight-shooting-nuggets-game-drug-related

lol this wasnt the drugs stoners are interested in

 

[HALL85]

lol this wasnt the drugs stoners are interested in

Potato, Pahtato

 

[SHUSA]

Potato, Pahtato

considering weed is legal and also useless to drug dealers id say its not very potato or pohtato

 

[donnie_baseball]

considering weed is legal and also useless to drug dealers id say its not very potato or pohtato

Not useless to dealers at all, considering price points and THC content.

 

[SHUSource]

US major cities are disasters. San Fran used to be a beautiful city.

Still is. I was just there and can confirm that with certainty.

 

[SHUSA]

Not useless to dealers at all, considering price points and THC content.

that was the initial catch was that the price and tax made it much more expensive. i think that wasnt the massive issue it was set out to be. thc content is nuts at dispensaries.

 

[Seton75]

Still is. I was just there and can confirm that with certainty.

You just like it for the Italian restaurants.

 

[Section112]

You just like it for the Italian restaurants.

North Beach had some great Italian restaurants. Haven't been back in a few years. I used to go to a spot called Caffe Sport that had solid Italian food - very casual, not too pricey.

 

[SHUSource]

You just like it for the Italian restaurants.

I'll admit my stay was very brief.

 

[HALL85]

US major cities are disasters. San Fran used to be a beautiful city.

One of our team members was in San Fran last week for a meeting and his hotel was a half mile from from Oracle Park. He wanted to walk over and check out the stadium, but turned around after two blocks as he was being accosted by beggars and drug users.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Crazy. Our society is nuts.

A segment of it

 

[SHUSource]

One of our team members was in San Fran last week for a meeting and his hotel was a half mile from from Oracle Park. He wanted to walk over and check out the stadium, but turned around after two blocks as he was being accosted by beggars and drug users.

I guess anything can happen anywhere, but I also walked over to the stadium (about a mile and a half in my case) and not only was the entire way perfectly fine, but the spot where Oracle Park is is terrific. Lots of new construction, active city life, booming retail, and the marina adjacent to the stadium (beyond it's left field; not visible from inside the stadium on TV) is picturesque. It's not the kind of place where panhandlers are going to thrive unbothered for very long.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

sad how they ruined SF

 

[SoOrange84]

sad how they ruined SF

When was the last time you were in San Francisco?

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

When was the last time you were in San Francisco?

You?

 

[HALL85]

I guess anything can happen anywhere, but I also walked over to the stadium (about a mile and a half in my case) and not only was the entire way perfectly fine, but the spot where Oracle Park is is terrific. Lots of new construction, active city life, booming retail, and the marina adjacent to the stadium (beyond it's left field; not visible from inside the stadium on TV) is picturesque. It's not the kind of place where panhandlers are going to thrive unbothered for very long.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/politics/san-francisco-crime-rate-what-matters/index.html

I’m not sure I would call it terrific.

 

[SoOrange84]

You?

About a month ago and then about 3 months before that.

Now you

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

About a month ago and then about 3 months before that.

Now you

Sorry to hear that

 

[chickenbox]

Sorry to hear that

You forgot to answer.

 

[SoOrange84]

Sorry to hear that

So you base your thoughts on subjects on the opinions of others and not your own experience’s

Got it.

 

[Section112]

I've traveled to SF since around 1988 at least a few times a year and many years 5-6 times. The last time I went was a month before the pandemic.

The city (financial district and Union Square especially) got very seedy and crime went up during Willie Brown's tenure. It was unmistakable. All of a sudden there were lots of massage parlors and strip clubs popping up and more street crime. Many more visable people living on the street and certain areas that used to be safe were not at night anymore. This is not new. When I would go I knew the city and dealt with it still enjoying all SF has to offer, but it wasn't the same place. I still enjoyed walking around the tourist spots like the Wharf etc but the city changed some time ago. It's fine, but our standards have gone down considerably on what is acceptable. Like many cities, crime is clearly around, stores have moved out because there is not the foot traffic nor protection against shoplifting entire shelves of merchandise. This has caused many pharmacies for instance to close or operate behind bars. This is not good for the residents and the poor that live in cities. In Philly the carjackings are awful the last few years with no end in sight. City residents need more protection not less and many cities are hopefully coming around to those facts. The whole defund the police stuff and DAs not enforcing the laws has hurt cities IMO significantly and the riots a few years ago did serious damage to certain cities like Minneapolis and Cleveland. In Cleveland where I travel all the time, the city was alive 3 or 4 years ago and now it has taken a step back. If you really want good intel talk to the cab and Uber drivers.

US cities used to be safer and a strength of the US. Things need to change and it should not matter what party affiliation you may have. You can point to murders being up or down, but walk around the cities and see for yourself. Things have changed significantly in many cities and not for the better IMO. I find that Boston is one of the few cities that has been kept up and is clean and easy to walk around in many parts of the city. It has its sections for sure, but it feels far safer than NY, Philly, SF, Atlanta and many other great cities that have tons to offer. The cities are a great resource for culture, restaurants, historical sites and so much more. Not sure what the answer is but we have to do better IMO and stop lowering our standards. Our kids and grandkids futures are what is on the line. Sorry for the long rant.

 

[Mbrantfan88]

I lived in SF during the backend of Willie's tenure and the start of Gavin's and current state of SF is nothing like that. That time frame coincided with the Dot Com explosion (and dot bomb contraction) and SF was booming. It's a city. It's going to have its downsides but that was as great a place to be for those 7 years. The 70's and 80's were not kind to the city but it made a huge comeback with the tech (and tech stocks).

It's def got more of a homeless problem now than 20 years ago but that's true with lots of city's I've been to recently.

 

[hallgrad80]

In the three year period 2020 to 2022 San Francisco County led the nation in the percentage of population decline of 7.5% . There’s a reason for that and among a myriad of problems it’s homeless problem leads the way.

 

[Mbrantfan88]

In the three year period 2020 to 2022 San Francisco County led the nation in the percentage of population decline of 7.5% . There’s a reason for that and among a myriad of problems it’s homeless problem leads the way.

It’s Official: A Quarter Million People Fled the Bay Area Since 2020

The latest Census figures show the ups—and downs—of SF's population.

sfstandard.com

 

[PirateFan94]

What the hell is wrong with people!? I guess since Disney World is now basically unaffordable to the average person, the answer to the question ’Your team just won the championship, what are you going to do next?’ is now being answered by either destroying the property of others or randomly shooting people. Sad.

This doesn’t sound like the shot random people. Sounds more like an altercation where people were caught in the crossfire.

 

[PirateFan94]

Still is. I was just there and can confirm that with certainty.

Tell that to Bob Lee.

 

[SHUisNJsTeam]

This doesn’t sound like the shot random people. Sounds more like an altercation where people were caught in the crossfire.

Still, why are you firing a gun in the first place unless your life or the lives of others are in danger?

 

[SHUSource]

Tell that to Bob Lee.

Killed by his brother-in-law or whatever he was. Definitely not a place-specific crime.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Still, why are you firing a gun in the first place unless your life or the lives of others are in danger?

Thugs don’t value life